Updates: Naples City Council to vote on manatee protection zones in Moorings Bay, Doctors Pass

Jesules Charles, of Naples, fishes at Doctors Pass on Wednesday evening. The Naples City Council voted Wednesday to establish manatee protection idle-speed zones in Doctors Pass and Moorings Bay, with a public hearing scheduled for May 21.

Naples City Council is expected to vote today on an ordinance to enforce slow boat speeds in Doctors Pass and Moorings Bay, a law city officials say is needed to protect manatees from harmful boat collisions.